Harper Lee (To Kill A Mockingbird)

Harper Lee: Author of To Kill A Mockingbird **note, this is not my work, but a compilation of works found on this site. Background Born April 28th, 1926 in Monroeville, Alabama Parents Mother - Amassa Coleman LeeFather - Francis Finch, a lawyer Siblings Youngest of four children Education Monroeville Public SchoolEnrolled in a Law Degree at University of Alabama, but never completed Childhood Brought up in The Great Depression in her childhood where poverty was common Personality Tom boy Precocious reader Wrote To Kill A Mockingbird Details Her only novelWritten in the 1950s and published in the 1960sPublished by J.B. Lippincott & CoImmediate best sellerAdapted into a film (1964, Robert Mulligan) Awards Pulitzer prize for fiction (1961)Alabama Library Association Award Inspiration Dill was based upon a neighbour and childhood friend Boo Radley was based upon a neighbour Atticus was inspired by her father, who was also an attorneyMaycomb resembles much of what her hometown was like ' After To Kill A Mockingbird Relocation Moved back to Monroeville, AL Appearances Granted few interviews and public appearances Later works Accompanied Capote to Holcomb, Kansas to help research his novel "Cold Blood" Bibliography **I have not included references found on goconqr.comStaff, TheBestNotes. "TheBestNotes on To Kill A Mockingbird". TheBestNotes.com. 22 January 2016. 28 April 2015 http://thebestnotes.com/booknotes/To_Kill_A_Mockingbird_Lee/To_Kill_A_Mockingbird_Study_Guide01.html....